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No. 595,070. Patented De0.7,1897.

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ERNEST OLDENBUSCH, OF JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNCR TO THE "WILLIAMSCHIMPER d: COMPANY, OF IIOBOKEN, NEW JERSEY.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 595,070, dated December7, 1897.

Application filed January 2, 1897. Serial No, 617,697. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, ERNEST OLDENBUSCH, of Jersey City, in the county ofHudson and State of New Jersey, have invented a new and usefulImprovement in Match-Boxes, of which the following isa specification.

This invent-ion relates to an improvement in boxes, and moreparticularly relates to the construction of match-boxes, with theobjects in view of providing a box which will consist of a very fewparts, which will be cheap to manufacture, and in which the cover andbody portion of the box are directly hinged together, thereby doing awaywith the necessity of providing a strap-hinge, as has been usedheretofore.

A practical embodiment of my invention is represented in theaccompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 represents the box in sideelevation. Fig. 2 is a back view of the same. Fig. 3 is a top plan viewof the body portion of the box, the cover or top being removed to showclearly the shape of the open end of the body portion. Fig. 4 is aninverted plan view of the cover. Fig. 5 is a vertical section from frontto rear through the box, the parts being shown in their closed position;and Fig. 6 is a similar view with the cover swung open.

The box shown in the accompanying drawings consists of a body portion A,a top or cover B, a pintle C for hinging the body portion and coverdirectly together, and suitable spring-actuated means for yieldinglyholding the cover in its open position. The bodyportion and cover of thebox are preferably made seamless by stamping or drawing the metal partsinto the required shapes.

The open top of the body portion A is preferably reduced slightly insize to form a suitable shoulder or, against which the bottom of thecover rests when the cover is closed. The opposite sides of the open endof the body portion are still further brought toward each other, asshown at a, for allowing the corresponding edges of the cover to have afree swinging movement for opening and closing the box when the partsare hinged together.

The cover B is cut away, as shown at b, at

its back to enable the cover to be freely opened and closed. The hingepintle C passes through the portions a of the open end of the bodyportion and through those portions of the cover which are adjacent tothe cut-away portion 6. By thus hinging the two parts together directlythe use of a strap-hinge and the consequent necessity of riveting thestraps of the hinge to the two parts is obviated.

The spring-actuated means for yieldingly holding the cover in its openand closed positions is of the usual form, and in the present instanceis shown as being composed of a suitable spring D, secured at its lowerend to the body portion A, as shown at d, and a lug E, riveted at e tothe cover B, with its nose proj ecting into the interior of the box intoposition to be engaged by the said spring D. The open end of the bodyportion is cut away, as shown at o to permit the said lug E to swingfreely therethrough as the cover is opened and closed. In theaccompanying drawings the hinge-pintle O is shown as also passingthrough the said lug E.

The box as above described is very cheap to manufacture and consists ofvery few parts, and the cover and body portion are so hinged togetherthat the liability of the parts working loose at the hinge is entirelyobviated, thereby insuring a close-fitting engagement between the coverand body portion when the box is closed.

\Vhat I claim is- A metal box comprising a body portion,

having its open edge reduced to form an abutment, a cover adapted tooverlap said reduced portion when closed, a hinge-pintle passing throughthe overlapping edges of the two parts at the back of the box forhinging them directly together, the back of the cover being cut away andthe sides of the reduced open end portion at the hinge connection beingstill further brought together, whereby the cover is allowed a freeswinging movement, substantially as set forth.

ERNEST OLDENBUSOH. WVitnesses:

FREDK. HAYNES, EDWARD VIESER.

